The Firebrier has returned home! I can only wish everyone has such a great place to have your Corvair painted.
The Firebrier arrived at the New Weihl Body Shop last August. Here's Rick (right, the proprietor) and his brother Gene, two great guys, who worked on the Firebrier, on and off, for almost 7 months.
There were a lot of issues and problems to be solved, the lettering being just oForum: Corvair Center Forum

The assembly manual shows a cut out in the engine compartment insulation. Why? Is this supposed provide clearance for the generator? I don't recall ever actually seeing this cut out in the insulation in an actual FC, but maybe I failed to notice it.
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum

Not only are Corvairs showcased at the CORSA International Convention but so also are certain Corvair parts. For example, the Valve Cover Races, where ingenious individuals convert a cylinder head valve cover into a race car to compete for the championship of a 24-foot long track. The Valve Cover Races are scheduled for Friday, July 27 during the upcoming Pittsburgh Convention. What Fun!!Forum: Corvair Center Forum

Thanks. I always found it intriguing that the bottom of the Firebrier's powertrain covers were painted with the undercarriage paint. I suppose this makes sense for the foreward cover, but why the engine compartment? Was this common?
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum

This hopefully should be the week the Firebrier comes home. Repainting of the door edges is almost done, and just a few items left to paint (cab front corners, engine grill, steering wheel, misc small items). The plan is to paint the steering wheel to match the dash (as it should) but to flatten the paint.
Meanwhile, another item checked off the to-do list. The horn, provided by Eric ProsForum: Corvair Center Forum

Matt,
I think people are responding to the the actual March issue of the Communique, not the website preview thereof. And it's good that Don Keefe, the Communique Editor, hears from members in ways can help shape the incremental changes that will be occurring. My feeling is that as long as the feedback is constructive, the commentary is welcome and valuable.
Steve Spilatro
Corsa Social MediaForum: Corvair Center Forum

I have passed on feedback and suggestions to Don Keefe, the Communique Executive Editor, who thanked everyone for the feedback. One item he did mention was that the Communique is not a full color publication, regrettably, so the amount of color used in the layout has certain limitations.
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum

Oh, right, 3.55 began in '64. I've always really appreciated the 3.89 in my '61 GB, since I mainly do "city" driving. 3.55 & especially 3.27 would be better for the long haul to the conventions.
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum

I've been wondering about this: is an item appropriately called a "delete" if its absence was the standard configuration?
In regards to shift points on the speedometer. I've only seen speedometers with 4 shift points. When I look in the (notoriously unreliable) parts manuals, I do not see speedometer heads listed for different transmissions. And wouldn't the actual 'recommended' shift pointForum: Corvair Center Forum

Repainting the door edges is taking a lot of work, and time. I thought I'd mention, as shown above, each door interior must be carefully masked along the edge of the outer skin, and the outside masked but with the tape extending flat from the door edge (not wrapped tight), to avoid getting a hard edge between the interior and exterior paints.
But in the interim, I've cleaned up the instrumenForum: Corvair Center Forum

I'm pleased to announce that the technical articles from the entire archive of CORSA Communiques have now been indexed and included in the CORSA Technical Article Search Page. Special thanks to Allan Lacki who helped with the final push to complete the indexing of the 1979 - 1985 Communiques. The grand totals are a remarkable 1811 tech articles from the Communique, and 2330 articles overall inclForum: Corvair Center Forum

A Marietta-Firebrier update. The flood projected for last weekend was a complete fizzle. The crest, initially projected for 44 feet was reduced to 39 feet, and then never exceeded flood level (35 feet). But not before all the downtown businesses semi-ed most of their merchandise to higher ground. We're all glad the town did not flood, but it's discouraging that the actually crest was 12 feet lForum: Corvair Center Forum

What type of repair are you needing to make on the front of your FC? Here's a link (look further down the page) to the repair of the right side dog leg of the Firebrier.
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum

The March 2018 issue of the CORSA Communique is now available, and you will find excerpts of the feature articles in the Communique Preview. This month you will find the conclusions to stories by Dave Newell and James Rice as well as introduction of a feature article department called "What If". The first contribution to this new series is by the Communique's new Executive Editor, Don Keefe, abouForum: Corvair Center Forum

Paul,
This is an excellent match to the interior fawn; at least to the '63 fawn poly that was in the Firebrier.
Flood update: Crest has been reduced back down below 39 feet. Assuming this is accurate, most of the downtown (and the body shop) will be spared again.
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum

Déjà vu. The Ohio River will be threatening Marietta again in the next few days and most of the downtown businesses have cleared their first floor. Last week, at 39 feet (4 feet above flood level), water was just beginning to come up from the floor drains. This time the crest is projected at between 41-44 feet. Rick has cleared much of the shop and put the Firebrier up on a lift.
A few sForum: Corvair Center Forum

Most of Marietta dodged a close one.
By midnight, the forecasted crest was almost 40 feet (5 feet above flood stage), which would have put about 10 inches of water in the shop. But, the crest never quite reached 39 feet, and flood water was only lapping on the parking lot of the body shop.
The low areas in town were hit the worst, but most of the city remained dry. Often the flood watersForum: Corvair Center Forum

Looking to be an exciting weekend.
Ohio River is rising; parts of Marietta already under water. 35 feet begins to flood downtown; 39 feet floods New Weihl Olds body shop. Diagram show current crest at 38.7 feet on Sunday; projected crest has been slowly rising.
Plan is to elevate the Firebrier.
SteveForum: Corvair Center Forum